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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 1,057 5 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 114 0 Browse Search
C. Edwards Lester, Life and public services of Charles Sumner: Born Jan. 6, 1811. Died March 11, 1874. 106 2 Browse Search
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler 72 0 Browse Search
John Esten Cooke, Wearing of the Gray: Being Personal Portraits, Scenes, and Adventures of War. 70 0 Browse Search
Fitzhugh Lee, General Lee 67 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 60 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 58 0 Browse Search
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) 56 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 54 2 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: September 10, 1861., [Electronic resource], Fairfax-Court House, Sept. 6, 1861. (search)
r battery, firing into one of their large encampments at or near the Chain Bridge, and scarcely a mile from Georgetown. The cannonade commenced at early dawn and continued, at short intervals, until about 10 o'clock, A. M. It was heard here with loud distinctness, and gave rise to many excited conjectures. Many declared that Gen. Johnston had crossed the Potomac, had engaged the enemy in heavy force, and during the day it was said that our cannon had battered down the Aqueduct from which Washington and Georgetown are supplied with water. On to-day, however, it was ascertained that the firing was against about 800 of the enemy, encamped between one and two miles above Georgetown, who immediately struck their tents and fell back to a safer distance. Our battery in the meantime had advanced, and from its position across the river poured shot and shells amongst the running Yankees. Many of them are known to have struck and bursted with terrible effect; but the loss is not correctly kn
The Daily Dispatch: September 10, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
s due to the gallant men who support it. The army of the South is not made up of mercenaries, and, if it were, the mercenary, from policy, if not from humanity, deserves to be nursed when sick in such a manner as will most speedily place him again in a condition to bear arms. But there is not a man in our Southern army who came there for pay; not one who was compelled to come; not one who has any other motive but a love of country as pure and disinterested as ever animated the soul of George Washington. The rank and file of our army embrace the noblest spirits in this or any other land. They are gentlemen, many of them men of delicate rearing, wealth and social position. They had none of them even the incentive of office and fame to inspire them to their duty.--They have given up home, loved ones, and are willing to give up life itself, for their country. For their own sake, for the sake of the aged parents who have laid them upon the altar of patriotism, for the sake of the count